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Piplup is the MVP of the team. It is cute and I don't feel like evolving it, so that's why I chose the Everstone so it prevents evolution. Anyways, Ice Beam handles Grass types and Flying types, while Grass Knot beats heavy ground types and non-ground type heavy mons. Surf is the move for HM, and is much more reliable. Hydro Pump packs the heavy pump Piplup needs to beat tougher opponents, though lower accuracy can hurt sometimes.

Luxray has the unfortunate curse of not having Wild Charge in Gen 4. Oh well, it still has good Special Attack, making it a plausible attacker from both sides of the spectrum. Charge Beam & Discharge have nifty side effects. Crunch can lower defense, awesome. Secret Power is a fun move, and have random nifty side effects, and sort of filler move.

Carnivine is a great, yet underrated Pokemon. The strategy, since Carnivine's 90 special attack is far from little, is to start with Wring Out, doing maximum damage. Crunch has a nice little defense drop. Power Whip is STAB, while Sludge Bomb is a nice way to poison foes.

Bronzong is my defensive pivot. Its Steel/Psychic defensive typing gives it a plenthora of resistances, as well as an extra ground immunity thanks to Levitate. Gyro Ball is the STAB of choice, and can deal huge damage on unresisted hits. Payback hits Psychic type hard, and runs through Lucian effortless. Earthquake beats Fire types. Psychic is filler + STAB.

Crobat finishes up the team. As my flyer, it knows Fly (duh). It also has good coverage in Cross Poison. Although this is walled by steels, Crobat can safely U-Turn away, as well as hit pesky psychic types. Return, high in power thanks to Crobat's necessity to evolve, is filler, but can hit other poison types better.

So here is my team. Please do not change the Piplup. The rest are all changeable. I only started on the Piplup and Shinx, but the latter can still be changed. So, tips and advices?

My shinies are not for trade or cloning.
Shinies are not listed in order, for example the last shiny on the banner is not always the latest shiny I've obtained.
Banner 1 made by Light Venusaur, thanks ^_^

Crobat would appreciate Adamant Nature. It already has enough Speed for in-game anyway.

I'll try and find a Zubat with Adamant. But I'll honestly go for anything, as long as it's nothing horrible like Modest or Timid (lol).

Originally Posted by Aura Sensai

Use Thunderbolt instead of Discharge on Luxray. Ice Fang is also a better alternative to Secret Power.

Ever consider a Calm Mind set on Bronzong? That would help boosts it's mediocre SpA.

Steel Wing instead of U-Turn on Crobat.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to breed Ice Fang onto Shinx. I'll go for Thunderbolt > Discharge, while keep Secret Power, or the other way round: Discharge and Thunderbolt > Secret Power.

I don't really want to run a CM Set on it. It isn't really meant to be a special attacker. Psychic, is just filler. I find it kinda of a waste since IMO, Bronzong's best asset is Gyro Ball and Payback.

My shinies are not for trade or cloning.
Shinies are not listed in order, for example the last shiny on the banner is not always the latest shiny I've obtained.
Banner 1 made by Light Venusaur, thanks ^_^